"Well, they've got a little bird down there named Gilbert who's not too bad". "He's one of those guys who's special. He'll go down in history as being one of the greatest. He showed his greatness in the second half. He just turned it on and it's almost impossible to guard him." Keyon Dooling

Check out more of Gil's quotes here ~Gilbert Says~ Of playing against Larry Hughes "He's still one of my best friends in this league, so it's business on the court, and off the court we're buddies again" On Competition "I've never wanted to lose anything in life...I'm so competitive, I don't want to lose a video game. When I was at Golden State and we'd play cards on the plane, if I lost, I'm going to tear the cards up and we're going to get a new deck. That's just how I am. I don't like to lose. I'll race you to the door." On Plans for All-Star Break 2004 "I'll be in Vegas this year, in the All-Star game next year." On Being Selected to the Eastern Conference All-Star Team 2005 "To tell you the truth, they don't even have to play me. I can just sit there. I can be a great cheerleader." On the Wizards' versatility "By now, the opponent should know, if they're not up by 15, don't celebrate" On Working on his game odd hours of the day ath the MCI Center "(I go) whenever I get bored...One, two, three in the morning." {To work on free throws and 3 pointers} On being big & strong and not getting foul calls as a result "I guess I'm too strong now. I need to stay off the weights. Man, now I've got to eat nothing but rice all day" On Playing through injuries "I'm hurting right now. I hit the floor a lot. Eventually my body is going to tear down. But I got to keep going until everybody gets back." On who he would like to dunk on "If I'm going to dunk on anyone, it's going to be Shaq. And then I'll retire after" On Shaq not playinng at 100% "An injured Shaq is still the most dominant player in this league"